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DENVER, Colorado – Today, President Trump abandoned the United States’ commitment to reducing pollution under the Paris Climate Agreement. This action increases the risks we all face from global warming – including dirtier air, threats to our health, increasingly extreme weather, and loss of coastal regions to flooding.

Garrett Garner-Wells, director of Environment Colorado, made the following statement in response:

“President Trump is trying to kick America to the sidelines in the race to protect our health and the planet. Now more than ever, our governors and mayors must charge ahead to tackle the climate crisis.

History will judge this action harshly. This decision sends a dangerous signal to the world that the United States – the nation most responsible for global warming – is breaking its promise to cut pollution. It shows the world that President Trump is willing to make climate change worse and risk our future all for the sake of a few polluting industries. It weakens American leadership when it’s needed most.

The irony is, there is no going back. President Trump can slow the clean energy revolution, but he can't stop it. The tragedy is that America, and our children, will pay the price for delay.

Averting climate disaster would be easier with the help of the President. But it’s not too late to defend clean air and a livable planet. If President Trump won’t stick by our commitment to reduce pollution, we need our states and cities to do so.

State and local governments can make a real difference. Hundreds of cities in the United States and around the world have pledged to accelerate carbon reductions to meet the goals of the historic Paris accord. And nine states are currently considering strengthening America’s best climate and clean air program, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.